Animal Shaman

Description

Animal Spirits are bestial totems often chosen for their ferocity and hunting skills. Shaman who bind these spirits are most commonly tribal hunters or warriors.

Important: Animal spirits imbue the shaman's body with aspects of their nature (a Totem Power) instead of imbuing equipment. However, like other spirits, Animal Spirits may still be Manifested during which time the shaman loses the bonuses provided by the Totem Power.

Spirit Powers

With each rank, the shaman gains an Totem Power as well as a spell, furthering her connection to the land under her care.

Rank 1

Totem Power: While the shaman is imbued with an animal spirit, they gain natural weapons based on their totem animal (claws, talons, etc). These Natural Weapons have a base damage of 2d10 and inherently provide 1 Armor Piercing.

When gaining this power, choose the totem animal spirit's natural environment (forest, plains, mountains, desert, etc.). In this environment, the shaman gains +2 Perception and +2 Survival.

Spell	Description
Stalk Prey	While imbued, the shaman may use improved senses to hunt down a specific target.
Environmental Attunement	Shaman may perform a ritual to attune themselves to their environment, learning important information such as what animals inhabit the region, water sources, and local dangers.
Rapid Hunter	As a Fast Action the shaman may transfer some of their Speed to their Manifested Animal Spirit.

Rank 2

Totem Power: The shaman gains +Rank enhancement to Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution. The shaman must choose which statistic is enhanced when this power is obtained, and it may not be changed.

Spell	Description
Pass Without Trace	While imbued with a Totem, the shaman gains concealment from their environment and does not leave a trail.
Speak with Animals	The shaman gains the ability to communicate with natural beasts.
Magic Fang	Enhance natural weapons with a spell.

Rank 3

Totem Power: The shaman gains +2 Initiative & Speed. This bonus increases to +3 at Rank 5. Additionally, they may ignore Skill and Speed penalties for passing through difficult terrain in the totem's natural environment.

Spell	Description
Predator	While imbued, the shaman may attempt to attack declared Prey from stealth without breaking their concealment.
Command Animal	The shaman may secure the allegiance of an animal of Rank or lower.
Animal Frenzy	A Manifested Totem goes into a berserk rage.

Rank 4

Totem Power: When this power is taken, the shaman may choose two benefits from the following:

• +1 Health
• +1 Natural Armor
• +1 Dodge
• +1 Resistance

The chosen benefits are treated as base Statistics and not Enhancement bonuses. The same bonus may not be selected multiple times even if it would be provided by different Spirits.

Spell	Description
Learn Weakness	If the shaman is imbued with their totem when confronting declared Prey, they may rapidly learn its weaknesses.
Animal Allies	Shaman and totem call upon the spirit's living kin for assistance.
Augment Beast	Enhance a manifested spirit with magical ability.

Rank 5

Totem Power: While the shaman is imbued with their totem, their physical attacks cause savage wounds which require twice as many points of healing to cure. Non-Lethal damage requires 1 point of healing, while Lethal damage requires 2 points per point of damage inflicted. Additionally, if lethal damage is dealt, target bleeds 1 dice a round for Rank rounds unless a full round bind action is taken or they reach full health from magical healing. The Bleed effect stacks with bleeds from other powers such as Fighting Styles.

Spell	Description
Instinct	While the shaman is imbued with their totem, they may occasionally rely solely on instinct to avoid incoming attacks.
Become Animal	The shaman completes an intricate ritual that allows them to take on the form of their totem spirit while imbued.
Dire Growth	Drastically enhance a Beast or Spirit for a short time, granting size and physical bonuses.